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= Introduction: Lesson 9 = Before reading //Kamishibai Man//, review the elements of realistic fiction. List the realistic fiction books read in the class thus far. Review and discuss the definitions of a cause and effect. Use a T-map to model causes and effects of something all students can connect to. Together, list the signal words for cause and effect, or words that will help locate causes and effects in a story. While reading, continuously add causes and effects to the T-chart that the class created together. Close read pages: 292, 300,306, and 310. Before reading //The True Story of Kamishibai,// review the features of an informational text, but explain that this is a magazine article. Discuss the similarities and differences between a magazine and a nonfiction text. When finishing reading the magazine article, take a poll to see which genre was more interesting when learning about the kamishibai man.

= Student Outcomes: =
 * Students will identify causes and effect relationships in //Kamishibai Man// to help understand the author's central message.

1. How do the illustrations on page 292 set the tone of the story? What elements could you fill out in your story map? 2. The author begins the selections with a vivid description of the setting. How does the setting help you understand the story better? 3. In the beginning of the story Jiichan is quiet for many days. What details in the story explain why? 4. Onomatopoeia is used on page 300. How does the author use this craft? Why did the author choose to do this? 5. If the effect is Jiichan calls out and claps the wooden blocks, what is the cause of his action? 6. The author uses a flashback to help the reader get to know the character better. How does this flashback help you understand Jiichan in the past? 7. On page 306, the author uses a simile to compare two things. What two things is he comparing? Why? 8. On page 310, the author has finished telling about the past. How does the reader know this? || =Questions:= 1. What clues tell the reader that this is an informational text? 2. Under the subheading "Stories in the Street" on page 314 what is the main idea? Provide two details under this subheading to support your answer. 3. According to the passage, the television changed the role of the kamishibai man. Under what subheading might you find this information? Use two details from the article to support your answer.. ||
 * =Title 1: Kamishibai Man= || =Title 2: The True Story of Kamishibai= ||
 * =Questions:=

= Summative Questions: = 1. How does the kamashibai man change from the beginning to the end. Use two details from the story to explain how he is in the beginning and two details from the story to show how he is in the end of the story. 2. Why does the television have such an effect on Jiichan's job? 3. Who is telling the story in //Kamishibai Man//? How do you know? 4. In what part of the story in //Kamishibai Man// is the central message conveyed? 5. How are the two stories alike? How are they different?

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